Other Health Impairment
"Other health impairment" means having limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli, that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment, that is due to chronic or acute health problems such as asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic fever, and sickle cell anemia and Tourette syndrome.
Common Characteristics
Any health impairment which does not fall under any other disability category, such as ADHD or ADD
Behavior or attention issues that impact classroom success
Criteria
Physical conditions that adversely affect a child’s educational performance, the physical issue may be congenital or acquired.
Outside Resources
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) – General information about children and youth with disabilities and lists training and events